title: Community nurses' practices in managing perianal abscesses.
abstract: A survey of community nurses identified that a wide range of dressings, and in some cases unethical practices, are being used for this simple postoperative condition. Communication between hospital, community staff and patients was poor.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals Trusts, UK. justinyeung@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: J M C
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stratton
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Watts
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pankhurst
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000451:nursing*; D000464:Alginates; D001458:Bandages; D002266:Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D019468:Disease Management; D004322:Drainage; D004739:England; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000451:nursing*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000464:Alginates; C078112:sorbsan; D002266:Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium